According to Christie’s, ” many of the world’s most important watch collection do not include a rose gold example of reference 2499 due to its limited availability.” During the last decade, Christie’s Geneva has offered three outstanding examples of Patek Philippe 2499 reference second series in rose gold (see “Did You Know” below for more on the 2499).

As you can see above, the dial is a work-of-art unto itself. In the assessment of Christies experts, the dial has never been cleaned since its manufacture and is in absolutely untouched original condition. Most importantly however, is the smooth and warm ivory-colored patina that the watch has taken on over the years — lending the watch just the right touch of vintage.

And if you look closely, you will notice that, interestingly, the outer tachometer scale and inner ring calibrated for the 1/5 seconds have kept more of the original off-white tone. This is most likely due to the vicinity of the bezel and convex edge of the crystal, preventing over exposure to light during its life.

Did You Know?

Over a period of 35 years, the Patek reference 2499 was made in four series in a total production of only 349 pieces, the majority cased in yellow gold. Thus the rarity of the pink gold model becomes evident when one realizes that an annual average of only 9 watches left Patek Philippe’s workbench.